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Senior lawyers. Flexible by design.
Senior lawyers from leading UK City, international and elite US firms, available on a fractional, embedded or project basis.
Venture, corporate and in-house experience | 100+ venture and corporate transactions | Direct senior support
- Fractional lawyers across specialisms
- Fractional General Counsel support
- Embedded counsel for businesses with or without a GC
- Additional legal-team capacity
- Project-specific, commercial and transactional support
- Retainer-based support
- Fractional lawyers across specialisms
- Fractional General Counsel support
- Embedded counsel for businesses with or without a GC
- Additional legal-team capacity
- Project-specific, commercial and transactional support
- Retainer-based support
Where TVA fits
Three ways in.
An existing legal team needs additional capacity
Embedded or interim counsel
No senior legal lead is in place
Fractional General Counsel
A transaction, contract programme or priority workstream
Project and transaction support
Services
The capability you need, shaped around the business you have.
Embedded and Interim Counsel
Lawyers who work inside your team, taking ownership of priority workstreams or covering leave and transition without another permanent hire.
Fractional General Counsel
Legal leadership for companies without a GC: risk priorities, contracts, external counsel and board support, sized to the stage of the company.
Commercial Contracts
Customer, supplier, technology, licensing and partnership agreements drafted and negotiated around the outcome the business is trying to reach.
Transactions and Fundraising
Financings, acquisitions, disposals and restructurings, from preparation and diligence through negotiation to completion.
How it works
Understand. Shape. Execute.
01
Understand
We start with the business and where the pressure is.
02
Shape
We agree a proportionate engagement and a clear scope.
03
Execute
TVA owns the work and adjusts as priorities move.
Meet Matthew
Top-tier transactional experience. Practical legal leadership.
Matthew Rhys is the founder of TVA and an England and Wales-qualified corporate, venture capital and commercial lawyer with eight years’ post-qualification experience. His background includes practising at Cooley, an elite US law firm recognised for its work with venture-backed companies and investors, alongside hands-on experience advising businesses from within their legal teams.
Matthew has advised on more than 100 venture and corporate transactions with an aggregate value exceeding £1 billion, supporting companies, investors and management teams across Europe and the US through financings, acquisitions and exits.
His practice combines top-tier transactional experience with practical legal leadership. He acts as fractional General Counsel, embedded senior counsel and transaction lead, and works alongside existing General Counsel and legal teams where additional senior capacity or specialist expertise is required.
Through TVA, Matthew leads a focused team of senior lawyers drawn from UK City, international and elite US firms.
- 100+
- Venture and corporate transactions
- £1bn+
- Aggregate transaction value
- 3
- Venture, corporate and in-house settings
Client testimonials
Trusted by founders, executives and legal teams.
TVA guided us through a critical financing round with absolute professionalism. Their commercial insight, responsiveness, and ability to find solutions at every obstacle gave us complete confidence. We wouldn't have closed on such strong terms without them.
FounderAI Technology CompanyFinancing Round TVA managed our acquisition from structuring to completion, anticipating issues before they arose and resolving them quickly. Their availability and commercial thinking kept the process smooth and stress free.
DirectorProperty Development CompanyM&A Transaction
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For lawyers
Independent practice. Shared standards.
TVA is building a selective network of senior lawyers for embedded, retained and project-based client engagements.
Build the legal function the business needs now.
Tell us where work is slowing down, where risk is accumulating or what the next transaction demands. We will tell you candidly whether TVA is the right fit.